Barbecue and campfire cooking apparatus support



Sept. 12, 1950. c. N. HARDIN ETI'AL 2,522,223

BARBECUE AND CAMPFIRE cooxmc APPARATUS SUPPORT Filed June 28, 1946 Jifeniorg: Clarenc e .YKHardz'n .Fraz'n ard WTenn e3 Patented Sept. 12,, 1950 UNIT-ED BARBECUE A APEABATUs SUPPORT Glarence N; Hardin and Braiiiard W. Tenney,

-' 9110s 'Angeles, Calif.

edibles or objects it is desirable to 'tii'ii'i and Hold" the piece of meat so as to retain its juices within the meat and at the safi'ietime cook the meat evenly. .It is also desirablein toasting bread to expose and hold opposite sides so as to toast, brownor cook both :sidesevenly. -It isralso desirable to treat other edibles in a similar manner. This action is accomplished by our improvement. It is also desirable to raise iid rower or otherwise adjii'st the device to t'a; advantage orvar ious stages of heat from a fire. This also settained by our improvements Another ob or aidvaint'ageis the production-of a device or its kind by which a fork, grill or other cooking or holding implement is provided which can be held and manipulated over a fire for cooking purposes at any desired distance therefrom. Another object is the provision of an improved apparatus which can be easily dismantled and packed in a compact package for convenience in transporting. Among still further objects are maximum simplicity of construction and improved effectiveness in use.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, Fig. 1 is a pictorial view illustrating the use of our improved barbecue and camp fire implement; Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in PETSPBCM tive of our improved cooking utensil when assembled for use; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the adjustable slide by which the cooking utensil is adjustably supported on an upright support; Fig. 4 is a plan of a detail portion of the shank of the cooking utensil, and Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively sections on the lines 5--5 and 5-43 of Fig. 4.

In the drawing, A is a standard which may be an upwardly extending supporting rod of angular or any other cross sectional shape, said standard being sharpened at its lower end so that it may be easily struck into the ground as shown in Fig. 1 or may be inserted by its lower end into an upwardly extending cylindrical holding sleeve or socket l forming part of a stand B as shown in Fig. 2 to be hereinafter described. A slide C is adjustably mounted upon the upper portion of the standard for supporting a cooking implement D of any desired kind.

The slide comprises a relatively short section of heavy wire formed into a coil H, the inner diameter of which is of sufiicient size to loosely but closely engage over and normally slide length- '1 Claim. (01. 248-=-124) the slide is tilted in averse-a1 mane it Will engage the Standard automatically" and M prevent sliding, thus functitining' as an automatic 755; The maps 13 and i are direetedtransverseiy relative alignment to each other on oiie side of the coil'which grips the standardtoprovide clearance on one side of the standard for the handle rod or shank of a suitable implement D.

The cooking implement D as shown resembles a long handle rod or shank [6 having a handle I! on its rearward end portion and a fork 18 with pointed tines IS on its forward end portion for impinging and holding meat or other edible or objects over or near a fire. In use the forward end portion of the shank I6 is applied downwardly in the loop IE on the end of the arm l4 facing the fire and its rearward portion is engaged upwardly below the loop i3 on the rearward extending arm l2. The weight on the fork end tends to overbalance thefhandle end of the shank whereby the coil tends to tilt and is caused to engage and pinch the standard A under biting tension and hold the cooking utensil at any adjusted height on the standard and at an angle horizontally at which the utensil is adjusted by the user.

The shank 16 of the cooking implement as shown is tubular (Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive) and is provided with two longitudinally spaced indentures forming keys 2B and 2| near its handle portion. These key indentures are set at right angles or at any other angle desired in relation to each other. Hook I3 is adapted to engage the shank in one or the other of the key indentures to hold the cooking implement from ro tating on its support, whereby the meat or other edible or object held by the fork or other'holding means may be maintained at any desired angle or at any desired distance from a fire to expose opposite sides of the object to the heating effect of a fire.

The coil II, it will be noted is a helical spring which is slidably engaged on the standard and which increases the gripping action by the levera. "The axial length and sum; he of the coil is sufiicient g age exerted by the shank on the forwardly and rearwardly extending supporting arms l2 and I4;

Any other type of cooking implement may be employed having a shank handle rod and keys therein as above described. For instance a grill 22 shown in Fig. 1, or any other desired style of holder in place of the fork above described may be provided for holding and exposing an object to heat from a fire. 1

A stability base frame B may be provided for supporting the standard A which is particularly adapted for holding the device in upstanding position before a barbecue or other fire place as .well as before any kind of camp fire, said base frame comprising a pair of laterally extending foot members 24 and 25 made out of wire or other suitable material. When made out of wire the outer end portions are looped downwardly to provide upstanding supports 26 and its inner end portions are hingedly connected at 21 to the tube or socket member I 0, whereb the base frame may be folded or unfolded. In unfolded condition the foot members are spread apart to provide supporting stability and when folded the device can be made to form a compact package.

, In use the device is set up as shown in Fig. 1 before a fire or fireplace and'assuming that meat or other edible is to be cooked, first the same will be placed on the fork I8 or in the grill 20. The slide C is adjusted both in. elevation and direction as best suits the heat from the fire.

The cooking implement D is then fixed in engagement with the slide by the appropriate key indentures 20 and 2| in the shank l6. In one position the cooking implement is adapted to be held by the key indentures in the handle shank so as to expose one side of the object on the fork 4. or in thegrill to the heat of the fire, and in another position the key or keys are reversed resulting in the opposite side or other side of the object being exposed to the direct efiect of the heat.

Modifications in construction are contemplated within the spirit of our invention and the scope of the following claim.

We claim: a

.A device of the class" set forth, comprising a standard, a slide embracing and slidable longitudinally on said standard, said slide having oppositely extending arms and adapted when tilted to engage said standard automatically and support a load, said arms having opposite downwardly and upwardly directed loops on their outer end portions, and a cooking implement having a handle shank, said loops being disposed in relative alignment at one side of said standard and adapted to provide clearance for movably engaging the median portioni'of said shank and supporting the cooking implement, and said shank having multiple key means adapted to engage at least one of said loops, whereby the cooking utensil may be locked in anyone of a reversable positions.

CLARENCE N. HARDIN.

BRAINARD W. TENNEY.

REFERENCES CITED Kaestner 1 May 12, 1925 Christensen Apr. 8, 1930 Number plurality of i 

